Apple Macbook Pro 15-inch (2011)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 709 reviews of Apple Macbook Pro 15-inch (2011). The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Comments about the screen and battery are generally positive. The usability and design are also appreciated. Many are negative about the price. There are some mixed reviews about the portability.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 31 user reviews of Apple Macbook Pro 15-inch (2011) from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk.

87% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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Amazon.com review summary for Apple Macbook Pro 15-inch (2011)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 365 user reviews of Apple Macbook Pro 15-inch (2011) from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People really like the screen. The image quality also gets good feedback.

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87% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Expert review by : Hugo Jobling (trustedreviews.com)

Apple MacBook Pro 15in (MC723B/A)

Faster CPUs, more powerful graphics and Thunderbolt come together to make the MacBook Pro a compelling portable workstation.

Fast CPUs ; Good graphics performance ; Thunderbolt ; Beautiful chassis design

Expensive ; No Thunderbolt devices available at launch

If you can afford the admittedly high asking price, the MacBook Pro has a lot to offer. In terms of hardware, it's on par with any equivalent PC based laptop and adds in its own unique feature in the shape of ThunderBolt. The key point, though, is that...

Mar, 2011

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Expert review by : Hugo Jobling (trustedreviews.com)

Apple MacBook Pro 15.4in Notebook

We quite liked the new MacBook, but what does Hugo think of its bigger sibling?

However, I'm getting slightly ahead of myself. The MacBook Pro does have some redeeming features and it would be extremely negligent of me not to give them due discussion. Without further ado, then, let's dive in.

Feb, 2011

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Expert review by : Hunter Skipworth (pocket-lint.com)

Apple MacBook Pro (Late 2011)

The 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro, until recently, was a bit of a misnomer. There wasn't much Pro about a Core 2 Duo processor and the Sandy-Bridge-packing 15- and 17-inch options out specced it massively. It felt like a bulkier MacBook Air and in some...

Power, power, power, design, battery, screen

Not cheap, no Blu-ray

It might have been a relatively quiet upgrade for the 13-inch MacBook Pro, but it is most definitely a necessary one. Sandy Bridge does the job of speeding the laptop up to the degree that it again feels like a piece of pro kit.

Nov, 2011

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Expert review by : Stuart Miles (pocket-lint.com)

MacBook Pro 15-inch (early 2011) hands-on - Pocket-lint

Yep, that's right Apple fans, we've bagged a new MacBook Pro from Apple in order to give it a run for its money and see how fast Thunderbolt (that's

Feb, 2011

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Expert review by : Andrew Harrison (techadvisor.co.uk)

Apple MacBook Pro 15in (Late 2011) review

Apple didn’t even press release the changes in this gentle speed bump for autumn 2011’s MacBook Pro. But small increases in performance are there to be had, over what was already a spectacularly fast laptop. We’re still holding out for a complete...

Dec, 2011

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Expert review by : Tom Morgan (expertreviews.co.uk)

Apple MacBook Pro 15in (2011) review

Stunning performance, amazing new technology and the same great design, but the astronomical price makes the new MacBook Pro for professionals only.

Mar, 2011

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Expert review by : Andrew Harrison (techadvisor.co.uk)

Apple MacBook Pro 15in (Early 2011) review

The Apple MacBook Pro 15in (Early 2011) makes many breakthroughs, none visible from the outside - yet one of those revisions alone may transform personal computing…

Externally, this 2011 revision to the 2008-design Apple MacBook Pro isn’t even evolutionary, since there’s no visible change - save a lightning legend logo by the Mini DisplayPort connector. But since that port is actually a Thunderport link, this may...

Mar, 2011

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Expert review by : Laptops.co.uk (laptops.co.uk)

MacBook Pro 15"

The 15inch MacBook Pro is the best looking, best performing, most desirable laptop out there, but can you justify a price tag of over £1850?

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : Campbell Simpson (techworld.com)

Apple Macbook Pro (15in, early 2011) review

The new Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro is a very strong performer for productivity and general purpose computing tasks, but it's no surprise that you can buy a cheaper Windows-based notebook that's more powerful.

The one thing that holds the Macbook Pro back from being an easy recommendation is its price. It's notably more expensive than a comparable Windows laptop like Dell's latest XPS 15 (L501x) or Latitude E5520, or even a specced-up version of the Sony...

Mar, 2011

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Expert review by : Cliff Joseph (v3.co.uk)

Apple MacBook Pro 2011 review

The iPad and iPhone may have grabbed all the headlines lately, but Apple has also been selling record numbers of its Mac computers in recent months.

Impressive performance and battery life; next-generation Thunderbolt I/O technology; dual-mode graphics for performance or longer battery life

Expensive; heavy; battery not user-replaceable

Apple's update MacBook Pro line brings both improved performance and battery life, as well as debuting the speedy Thunderbolt I/O technology. While the 13in model will probably sell more at £999, this 15in model has enough clout to ensure that it earns...

Feb, 2011

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